Winning the crown means believing in yourself when those around you say, “I’ll believe it when I see it” “You have to believe in yourself. If you don’t, that’s your downfall.” – Vanessa Williams, (dethroned) Miss America 1984 and a Grammy award winning vocalist Be forewarned. As you are working to transform your dreams…

Using Losing Pageants to Help You Win! “Everybody thinks that Miss Americas have always won. Boy are they wrong! I went in every year for five years – and lost. I finally won my first local pageant after four years.” – Cheryl Prewitt, Miss America 1980 Many Pageant Winners Lost for Years Before Winning…

“The very worst that can happen through pursuing this dream is that you become a better human being. There is life after pageants. Know who you are and what your visions and dreams are, because you’ll get them.” — Debra Maffett, Miss America 1983 The first step in turning your dreams into reality is understanding…

When hard work is added to winning daily choices, even seemingly impossible dreams can be achieved! Cheryl Prewitt, Miss America 1980?s commitment to hard work elevated her from the Miss Choctaw County stage to the Miss America runway. Yet initially she was totally unprepared for competition: “I entered fully expecting to win, but I didn’t…

In pageants, a girl’s disadvantaged upbringing, poverty, serious illness, physical handicaps, or past tragedies are no indication of her potential to win the crown. In fact, dozens of young women have overcome enormous personal obstacles to achieve great success in pageants… » After surviving a near-fatal car accident, mangled leg, and over one hundred stitches…

The Difference Between Pageant Winners and Losers is the Choices Made Each Day To Win Pageants, You Need to Create Winning Behavior Every Day… The most significant ingredient in achieving success is choosing winning behavior day-by-day. Make no mistake about it. The greatest difference between winners and losers in pageants and life – is not …

Visualize Your Way to Success in Pageants “I am a firm believer in visualizing how far you want to go in competition. If you visualize that you want to become part of the top ten, then you should see yourself lined up in the top ten” — Gretchen Carlson, Miss America 1989 Closely observe participants…